It's a no-deal

[PurpleGorilla]

The wrong type of fish though. There will have to be octopus and chips shops.

Cod still from Norway and Iceland for those who prefer it, and fruits de mer for the rest of us Yum Yum.


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[Eirikur]

The wrong type of fish though. There will have to be octopus and chips shops.

With no access to EU/EEA waters cod and haddock will be much more difficult to catch.

Soon on the menu in Blackpool

[darmstadt]

[darmstadt]

Looks like Boris is backing down:

Discussions [on a trade deal] continue to progress and final decisions are expected in the coming days. If the solutions being considered in those discussions are agreed, the UK government would be prepared to remove clause 44 of the UK internal market bill, concerning export declarations. The UK government would also be prepared to deactivate clauses 45 and 47, concerning state aid, such that they could be used only when consistent with the United Kingdom’s rights and obligations under international law.
...

[Lance]

Talks not progressing

It's pointless, they might as well give "no deal" a go. What the UK needs to do is put everyone on a fish diet, and press-gang all the ex workers from Debenham's into a new revamped fishing fleet. Who needs tomatoes.

FTFY


except for the fact that Debenham's employed more staff than the entire UK fishing fleet, and revenues were greater than the GDP contribution of the entire UK fishing fleet.
We really are having our cake and eating it.

[NotAllThere]

Would that mean we resort to WTO trade terms from Jan 2021

Yeah but those terms are great. So Brexiters have been telling us.

This is wonderful - something to watch from an non-EU country. I do feel sorry for 47% of the UK population. Probably more now.

[BlasterBates]

Rumours are out that if Boris goes to Brussels it will be to sign the deal. This could be the Chamberlainian moment he's been building up to.
If he does, it will trigger a civil war in the Tory party, Nigel Farage will be back and there will be a new Anti-EU movement dedicated to getting the UK out of the trade deal. This has the potential to secure tabloid newspaper sales for years.

[DealorNoDeal]

Never send Boris out to buy an over ready chicken, cos this is what he'll come back with.

[darmstadt]

I've suggested to the EU (1) that once he arrives in Brussels, he needs to quarantine for 14 days first...




(1 - Well, Twattered it to them)

[Eirikur]

I've suggested to the EU (1) that once he arrives in Brussels, he needs to quarantine for 14 days first...




(1 - Well, Twattered it to them)

He has to, when he comes back